
Key words for GCSE History
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rehabilitation |
Rehabilitation is the process of helping someone adjust to life after prison.
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workhouse |
The workhouse was where the destitute were sent to work off debts.
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borstal |
A borstal was a prison for young offenders.
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vagrancy |
Vagrancy was the crime of travelling around and begging.
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vagabondage |
Vagabondage is another word for vagrancy.
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moral |
A moral crime goes against the moral standards set by a society.
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social |
A social crime is something that most people do not consider to be wrong but which is still against the law.
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hue |
Hue and cry refers to how people raised the alarm after a crime by shouting and crying.
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cry |
Hue and cry refers to how people raised the alarm after a crime by shouting and crying.
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Murdrum |
Under Norman law, when a Norman was killed, the whole community was required to pay a Murdrum fine.
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fine |
Under Norman law, when a Norman was killed, the whole community was required to pay a Murdrum fine.
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wergild |
In Saxon times, wergild was compensation paid to victims.
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tithing |
A tithing was a group of ten who were each responsible for each other's behaviour.
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